Which to use
“ensemble” and “negro” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,055
- “ensemble” frequency rank
- #44,101
- “negro” frequency rank
- 50156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ensemble | negro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble | der Neger |
Letter map: ensemble vs negro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ensemble and negro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ensemble runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against negro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - ensemble / negro
ensemble and negro are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ensemble is recorded at frequency rank #6,055, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. negro is at rank #44,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50156, this pair ranks #1,184,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ensemble vs negro
Shared letters: en. Private to "ensemble": blms. Private to "negro": gor.
"ensemble" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "negro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ensemble" and "negro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ensemble" vs "negro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ensemble" and "negro".
- Full dictionary entry for "ensemble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,184,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ensemble" and "negro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negro vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,184,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.